Looking Up and Out Through the Marathon of Life + Soft Pretzel Bites (3 Ways)
I tend to run away from bandwagons or doing what everyone else is doing. For example, in college, I refused to even look at the option of going to East Asia with the group I was heavily involved in because everyone else was going. Nope, I chose a different continent. Yes, partly because I was […]
The Answer to All the Questions
I’ve always been a question asker, a seeker of knowledge. I hunger and thirst for answers, for insight, for understanding. And this question-asking has often served me well, for questions can lead to a greater awareness of God or of His cosmos or of the human creatures He so lovingly tends. Questions can lead to […]
One Sure Thing That Changes Change
We live in Istanbul. We’ve been here six years. We’re moving back to England next year. Change. Huge change. Two of our children are fine with that. Two are not. It’s tough. The last few days have been full of questions and assertions from my two children who want to stay here. “Are we definitely […]
Can We Just Pray, Please?
I tried. I really tried. I had high aspirations to write you something of a she-version of William Wallaces’ Braveheart speech, something to inspire us kingdom lady warriors into fearlessness. But can I chuck that plan? Because it’s just not going to happen. This post goes live in six hours. I’m feeling quite the opposite […]
Confessions of a Scaredy-cat
Yeah…so….I’m pretty much a scaredy-cat, and now that I actually own a cat, I can truthfully admit that the metaphor applies. I’m easily startled, as if all my muscles are in a perpetual state of tension, ready at any moment to flee from real or perceived danger. I like to skulk around in the corners, […]
How To Not Be Overtaken By Fear
How does connecting with God and His perfect love cast out fear in your life? Enveloped in the lived truth of God’s furious love, insecurity is swallowed up in solidity of agape, and anguish and fear give way to hope and desire. ~Brennan Manning There is a certain fear that comes with moving overseas; not […]
How Can We Pray For You?
In a week where we are intentionally looking at prayer we don’t want to just talk about prayer, we want to pray together! In the comments please share requests and areas we can rejoice with you — also know you are invited to share as much or as little as you’d like. Please come back as […]
The Battle of Rest
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” – Psalm 100:4 The smell of paint thinner seems to seep from every pore of my skin. He doused me in it when I wrestled the bottle from him. There is nothing uglier than losing a loved […]
A Reflection on Love
Contrary to popular belief, love is not a verb, and it isn’t a choice. If it’s true that love is unfailingly patient and kind, that it isn’t irritable or resentful, that it bears all things while still hanging on to hope, then I for one cannot yank on my bootstraps hard enough to pull myself […]